Kae that is funny! I didn't know anyone whose done this. Now several more confessions to open bottles. You all have to buy Seche Restore. Nothing else will work. Once I started thinning it out I swear I had to do it every week. That's a beautiful bloody nail color! The perfect shade for a vampire. Love it. I've never heard of this brand of polish. Your nails look gorgeous. My Mother told me that when she was young she used to paint her nails red. Her Father hated it and said she looked like she dipped her hands in blood. I always think of that when I see this shade of red.

I have three bottles of SV as well, and rotate them as I thin them. I noticed a big difference between using SV Restore and the basic thinner from Sally. Worth the money for Restore, because nothing is quite like SV.

This is the PERFECT blood red! It looks stunning on you as well :) I also have several bottles on SV on the go.Since my new bottle arrived last week,I haven't touched the older ones even though I've thinned them out.Oops.

The Beauty Secrets thinner at Sally's is composed of methyl ketone and ethyl acetate, while the 2 top ingredients in Seche Vite are butyl acetate and toluene. Two top ingredients in Poshe top coat are ethyl, butyl and cellulose acetates. I can't find any information anywhere on what's in Seche Restore... but I'm pretty sure it's another set of chemically similar, low molecular weight, volatile solvents. I'm just not really sold that it's anything that special :P I'm sure using the generic polish thinner in moderation will work fine - I tend to over do it just because I like my polishes thin.

I'd poor that nearly empty one into the half-filled one for sure. I can't help but do that with my clear topcoats, shampoo bottles and conditioners, etc. My mom used to put our cereals together when one got nearly empty; I think I get that from her. :D

Skye,Thanks! haha yeah if I need some blood for another halloween mani I will use this for sure.

Yarisse,Thanks, I love it!

Powerlifterchick,Thanks, oh you haven't? I think I see their makeup at walgreens and stuff, but I never looked for their polish do they not sell it anymore? I admit I bought it about 10 years ago it was an impulse buy at a drugstore.

TPBG,Thanks, I know perfect right!

Haha you too huh? I combined my 2 thick ones together and used beauty secrets t hinner on it, it's ok so far!

Mighty Lampchop,Thank you :)

Juicy Nails,Thanks! My favorite :D

Gildedangel,Thank you :D

Céline,lol thanks :)

Lucy,Oh really? I want to try some but I have to wait til my next etailer order since I can buy local. I think its a cheapo drugstore brand, I know I've seen at walgreens, I'm not sure tho if they sell sell np tho!

I always love your stories! :)

Konadomania,Thank you! :D

Bottledmalice,Yeah mine seems ok so far! I love reds so much, you should def. give it a shot!

Lizzrd,Thanks! I bought this about 10 years ago at a drugstore, Jane is still available last I saw but I never noticed any nail polish. I do believe this shade is (or was?) a core color.

I put my 2 older ones together and it's working out well so far. :D

Pinkginger,I totally agree lol. I also have a red essie jelly and it's not even close to this. Yeah I got a new bottle and I use my older ones on my toes lol :D

~Lisa,Thanks! Yah I need to do a bloody halloween mani with it lol. Oh yes, Seche Vite is so worth it.

May,well anything I can do so you can expand your stash! :D

Yeah I used the beauty secrets thinner already on my 2 older SVs (put them together actually) and it works fine so far. I would still like to give Restore a shot tho! Thank you for the ingredients info, I would have never checked (^-^;)

Asami,Hah yeah I ended up doing that, and thinned it, works just fine!

Nail Fanatic,Thanks! Oooh that's a good idea, how do you transfer from the big bottle to small? Does it come with a funnel or something? :)

This year's Spring BRIGHTS Collection by OPI offers 6 new creme shades and a silver shatter. These colors are themed with the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie, On Stranger Tides. Also in the collection is Silver Shatter, which I forgot to include in the above photo.

Skull & Glossbones 3 coats. Light beigey grey, I have already worn this twice as a full manicure. It looked a bit blah in the bottle but after wearing it I just love it.

These first 2 photos I'm wearing a normal basecoat. You can see my ridges quite clearly. The photos below this I buffed my nails to smooth my ridges.

Barre My Soul 3 coats is a very natural looking sheer beige.

Here this looks much better with my ridges buffed down a bit. I don't like to buff my nails too often and if you're like me, you might want to try using a ridgefiller basecoat instead of buffing.

This is the above shade, Barre My Soul with 1 coat of Don't Touch My Tutu! the milky white creme on my tips.

I wanted to see if Don't Touch My Tutu! would be opaque enough to cover my natural smile line. As you can see I have different shaped nails on my left hand so french manicures can look odd on me unless I can create an artificial smile li…